Cigar Journal

Premium Cuban cigar resting on a glass ashtray with a cutter and spirits in a moody lounge, illustrating common cigar problems like tunnelling and canoeing
GuideStorageTroubleshooting

Common Cigar Problems: Tunnelling, Canoeing, Mould and the Beetle

Four problems that ruin cigars — and the simple fixes that prevent them.

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BeginnersGiftsGuide

How to Buy Cigars as a Gift

Buying cigars for someone else is intimidating. With four questions answered, you can put together a gift that actually impresses them.

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Bundle of premium Cohiba winter cigars on a wooden table beside a dark spirit, glowing in front of a roaring stone fireplace
GuidePairingsSeasonal

The Winter Cigar: Finding the Right Smoke for Cold Weather

Cold weather changes how a cigar tastes. The bigger, richer cigars in your humidor were waiting for this season.

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GuideTastingTechnique

How to Taste a Cigar: Developing a Vocabulary

Wine drinkers say 'leather' and everyone nods. Cigar smokers can do the same. Here is how to taste deliberately.

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